FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Dear Members,
The Foreign Press Association of New York is pleased to share with you a weekly announcement of events in the New York City area, and occasionally beyond. Please note these events are not organized by the Foreign Press Association of New York (FPA). The FPA provides this information only as a convenience to its members, and the inclusion of an organization or activity does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation.
EVENT HAPPENING NOVEMBER 2008
WHAT: THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFERS A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO MARK HIS BICENTENNIAL
WHEN: Currently
CONTACT: Laura Washington at 212-873-3400 x263; lwashington@nyhistory.org
BACKGROUND: As the nation prepares to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society is ready to make its contribution to the bicentennial with a year-long series of public programs, special events, educational initiatives and exhibitions. The Historical Society announces its Lincoln Year: from November 2008 (with illuminating, Lincoln-centered post-election commentary and a Lincoln Thanskgiving) to October 2009 and the opening of the landmark exhibition Lincoln and New York.
“Nothing less than a year-long celebration would be appropriate for Abraham Lincoln, and nothing less would accommodate what the New-York Historical Society can offer this national observance,” said Dr. Louise Mirrer, President and CEO. “As the first museum to be established in the first capital of the United States, the New-York Historical Society provides a singularly compelling perspective on the life and times of our 16th President. We will draw on the unique strengths of our collections, the great cultural resources of our city, and the critical historic ties between Lincoln and New York to present a year’s worth of nationally significant programs.”
“Born in Kentucky, reared in Indiana, and initially prominent in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is often thought of only as a man of the American West,” commented Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, chief historian for the exhibition Lincoln and New York and organizer of the speaker’s series for the Historical Society’s Lincoln Year. “But in fact, Lincoln’s political rise—and later deification as a national secular saint—owed much to his impact on New York, and New York’s impact on him. It is a special honor to shed new light on this crucial, complex, long-obscured aspect of Lincoln’s life and career. I look forward to working with the New-York Historical Society to illuminate this story as we lead up to the climactic opening of Lincoln and New York.”
PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LINCOLN YEAR
EVENT HAPPENING NOVEMBER 12
WHAT: MEDIA PREVIEW: ITALIAN TREASURES FROM THE CALABRIA REGION
WHEN: 12 to 1:15pm
CONTACT: To RSVP, contact Lillian Goldenthal at 212.593.6355; goldenthall@ruderfinn.com
BACKGROUND: Italian Treasures from the Calabria Region sheds light on the extraordinary cultural history of this fascinating region of Southern Italy. The installation of ten exemplary objects is organized in two chronological and thematic sections: archaeological works from the middle of the 6th to the beginning of the 4th centuries B.C., when Calabria was an important colony of Greece, and silver sacred works from the middle of the 17th century to the 18th century, when Calabria formed an integral part of the Kingdom of Naples. Refreshments will be served.
EVENT HAPPENING NOVEMBER 14
WHAT: 32ND ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
WHEN: November 14th thru November 16
WHERE: The American Museum of Natural History
CONTACT: Department of Communications at 212-769-5800; communications@amnh.org or www.amnh.org
BACKGROUND: PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARGARET MEAD FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
EVENTS HAPPENING NOVEMBER 17
WHAT: PRESS PREVIEW: BEYOND BABYLON: ART, TRADE, AND DIPLOMACY IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C.
WHEN: 10am to 12pm
WHERE: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue
CONTACT: Elyse Topalian or Egle Zygas at 212-570-3951
BACKGROUND: BEYOND BABYLON: ART, TRADE, AND DIPLOMACY IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C. will focus on the extraordinary art created as a result of sophisticated network of interaction that developed among kings, diplomats, and merchants in the Near East during the second millennium B.C. Approximately 350 objects of the highest artistry from royal palaces, temples, and tombs-as well as from a unique shipwreck-will provide the visitor with an overview of artistic exchange and international connections throughout the period.
WHAT: MEDIA ADVISORY: "FALLING SHORT: IRONY AND ASPIRATION"
WHO: Jonathan Lear, Professor at the University of Chicago
WHEN: 7:30pm
WHERE: NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East [at Washington Place]).
CONTACT: James Devitt at 212.998.6808; james.devitt@nyu.edu.
BACKGROUND: Lear works on philosophical conceptions of the human psyche from Socrates to the present. Before coming to the University of Chicago, Lear taught philosophy at Cambridge University and at Yale University. His books include: Aristotle and Logical Theory; Love and Its Place in Nature: A Philosophical Interpretation of Freudian Psychoanalysis; Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul; Happiness, Death, and the Remainder of Life; Therapeutic Action: An Earnest Plea for Irony; Freud; and, Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation.
EVENT HAPPENING NOVEMBER 20; REQUIRES RSVP ON NOVEMBER 17
WHAT: MEDIA PREVIEW: THE BLACK LIST PROJECT
WHEN: 10am to 12pm
WHERE: Brooklyn Museum
CONTACT: Please RSVP to 718-501-6334; press@brooklynmuseum.org
BACKGROUND: Twenty-five large-scale portraits of prominent African Americans from the worlds of politics, the arts, sports, religion, and business by the internationally renowned photographer, along with excerpts from a series of filmed interviews directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and conducted by film critic Elvis Mitchell.
A bus reserved for the preview will depart from the Plaza Hotel at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue at 9am and will leave the museum to return to Manhattan at 12pm. Bus reservations are required and must be made no later than NOVEMBER 17
EVENT HAPPENING NOVEMBER 19
WHAT: MEDIA ADVISORY: NYU'S GALLATIN LECTURE TO FEATURE "SECRECY" FILMAKERS AND SCREENING OF AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY ON CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
WHO: Filmmakers Peter Galison and Robb Moss
WHEN: November 19th at 6:30pm & November 20th at 5pm
WHERE: Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts (715 Broadway at Washington Place/entrance on 1 Washington Place). Subways: R, W (8th St.); 6 (Astor Pl.).
CONTACT: RSVP is required at https://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/rsvp/
BACKGROUND: To learn more about the film, visit http://www.secrecyfilm.com/. “Secrecy” sheds light on the vast world of government secrecy by focusing on the government’s ability to put information out of sight if it would harm national security. In doing so, “Secrecy” explores the tensions between our safety as a nation and our ability to function as a democracy.
Galison is a professor of the history of science and of physics at Harvard University. Galison’s books include How Experiments End (1987), Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps (2003), and Objectivity (2007), a co-authored work. His film on the moral-political debates over the H-bomb, “Ultimate Weapon: The H-bomb Dilemma,” has been shown frequently on the History Channel. Moss has taught filmmaking at Harvard University for the past 20 years. As a cinematographer he has shot films in Ethiopia, Hungary, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, and Turkey, on such subjects as famine and genocide. He has served on the documentary jury at the Sundance Film Festival and has served as a creative advisor for the Sundance Institute documentary labs. His film, “The Same River Twice,” premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for a 2004 Independent Spirit award.
Useful Links
www.un.org/News/ossg/hilites.html. “Week Ahead” calendar of events at the UN can be found at this link each Friday after 3pm
www.un.org/events/index.html. Additional information about upcoming UN events and conferences
www.nyc.gov/calendar. Office of the Mayor of New York city-wide events calendar
www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/html/international_biz/calendar.shtml. Office of the Mayor of New York International business calendar
www.nyc-arts.org. Alliance for the Arts calendar of cultural events in New York City
iec.state.gov. US State Department International events calendar
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt. US State Department daily appointments schedule
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